Dyer Cemetery
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas


This cemetery is not named, but the largest number of names found was that of the Dyer family. It is located near the corner of Front & Fannin Streets in Richmond, directly behind a house.

Across the road to the north is a large home and farm, which may have been the home of the Dyer family.

The cemetery is fenced and the stones were in excellent condition. The graves were recorded beginning on the west end and proceeding to the East end (the house), rows from left to right.

Row 1

DYER, Lucille K., 1887-1955

metal funeral marker "Lucille Kathleen," Jarmany-Janca Service

DYER, Heard Lee, 1869-1961

UNKNOWN, red unpolished granite obelisk on ground, no visible markings

DYER, Justin E., 29 Nov 1873-25 Jul 1895, son of J. E. & Isabelle

DYER, Maude B., 1863-1919

UNKNOWN, marble base in corner, may be a top cap for the red obelisk above.

Row 2

DYER, Harvey F., 26 Sep 1836-18 Jun 1851, "children of C. C. & S. Dyer"

DYER, Martha A., 1 Jun 1843-8 Jun 1853

These two above were in a double grave, a brick tomb.

JONES, Viola, 30 Aug 1852-19 Aug 1863, daughter of J. A. & Julia A. Jones

DYER, Leila, d. 15 Aug 1870, 9y 2m 7d, daughter of J. E. & Isabella Dyer

DYER, "Little Sister," 24 May 1880-9 Apr 1881, daughter of J. E. & I. Dyer

DYER, John Eli, 11 Jun 1832-31 Oct 1894

Wauls Texas Legion, CSA

2nd stone, a large one, "Born and Reared in Fort Bend Co."

son of Judge G. C. Dyer (should be C. C. Dyer)

DYER, Isabella M. T., 8 Jun 1842-18 Dec 1912

Row 3

LITTLE, Myrtle, 5 May 1858-9 Aug 1864, daughter of H. G. & Sarah Little

DYER, Sarah, consort of H. G. Little, d. 24 Mar 1870, 34y, "Farewell Sister"

Row 4

DYER, D. G., 16 Aug 1848-4 Sep 1883

MYERS, Florence Dyer, 26 Apr 1853-22 Sep 1885, "Mother" (ss/w August Myers)

MYERS, August, 1 Aug 1844-1 May 1926, "Father" (ss/w Florence Myers)

MYERS, J. V., 14 Sep 1881-11 Dec 1917, son of August & Florence Myers

This on east side of marker. on north side says "daughter of Judge

C. C. Dyer" which evidently refers to Florence Myers.

Row 5

DYER, Sarah Stafford, d. 22 Dec 1874, 65y, wife of Judge C. C. Dyer,

native of North Carolina

DYER, Judge C. C., d. 27 Apr 1864, 65y

Native of Tennessee, to Texas 1822

second metal marker, Honor of Service, War of 1812

Clement Clinton Dyer

MYERS, Clarence (L. H?)igh, 21 Sep 1873-1 Mar 1876, 2y 5m 10d

marker is broken and hard to read

Row 6

McMAHAN, unknown, 27 Oct 1808-25 Dec 1870

McMAHAN, Martin, d. 24 Apr 1851

McMAHAN, Martin Jr., 7 Apr 1819-9 May 1849

large above ground brick crypt with marble slab

Row 7

UNKNOWN, broken stone, name is broken off

McMAHAN, Wm. Hamilton, d. 10 Jul 1830, 2y 5m 21d

infant son of Thompson H. & Eliza J. (Mc Malian?)

(stone is very readable, but the name seems to be misspelled)

Row 8

MARTIN, Wyly, 1776-2 Apr 1842

Scout under General Wm. Henry Harrison 1813

Served under General Andrew Jackson, War of 1812

Agalde, San Felipe de Austin

Delegate to Convention of Texas 1832-1833

Member Consultation 1855

Captain of A Company Army of Texas 7 Mar to 15 May 1836

Chief Justice Fort Bend County 1838-1841

Born Georgia 1776, d. 2 Apr 1842

Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Row 9

(McMAHAN?), Our Little Eddy, d. 8 Dec 1856, 3y 1m

McMAHAN, Ann Eliz., d. 23 Dec 1852, 15m 23d, daughter of Geo. W. &

Eliza A. McMahan

Row 10

(McMAHAN?), Edwin Bascom, no dates

(McMAHAN?), Little Sissy, no dates

These graves were determined to be McMahans because of

their location near the other McMahan graves

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